User:ArsenalFan700/ATK Mohun Bagan FC (merger)
| Full name | ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club |
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| Founded | 15 August 1889 |
| Ground | Salt Lake Stadium Bidhannagar, West Bengal |
| Capacity | 85,000[1] |
| Owner | ATK Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd. |
| Head coach | Antonio López Habas |
| Website | Club website |
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ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It completes in the Indian Super League, the first tier of Indian football.
History[edit]
Support[edit]
Rivalry[edit]
Stadium[edit]
Team colours and crest[edit]
Sponsors[edit]
Ownership[edit]
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 10 July 2020[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Academy[edit]
Notable former players[edit]
Personnel[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Antonio López Habas[3]
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| Head of Youth Development |  Sanjoy Sen[4]
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Records[edit]
Mohun Bagan is currently tied with Dempo for most league championships in Indian football.[5] The club has won five league titles since the National Football League began in 1996.[5] The club also holds of the record for most Federation Cup titles with 14 and tied for most Durand Cup titles with rivals East Bengal with 16.[5] Mohun Bagan have also won the IFA Shield 20 times, second only behind East Bengal.[6] Additionally, Mohun Bagan have also won the Calcutta Football League title 30 times, second again to East Bengal.[7] Overall, Mohun Bagan have won 253 titles in multiple competitions, the most in Indian football.[5]
The record for the most goals in all competitions is currently held by José Ramirez Barreto who had scored 228 goals for the club between 1999–2004 and 2006–2012.[8] Barretto also holds the record for most goals scored in the National Football League or I-League with 94 goals.[9] Former India international Chuni Goswami is the club's top goalscorer in the Calcutta Football League with 145 goals.[10] Bhaichung Bhutia, another former India international, is Mohun Bagan's top Indian goalscorer in league competition. Bhutia scored 24 goals for the club in the National Football League and I-League from 2002–2003 and 2006–2009.[8] During the 2011–12 season, Mohun Bagan scored a record 51 goals during the league season, with Odafa Onyeka Okolie scoring 26 goals. Both were record single-season highs for the club.[9]
The first captains for the India national team, both pre and post independence, were Mohun Bagan players. Gostha Pal was captain during India's first matches in 1924 and Talimeren Ao was captain during India's first post-independence match in 1948.[11][12] India's first ever coach Balaidas Chatterjee was also a former Mohun Bagan player and at the time a secretary at the club.[13] India's most capped player and top goalscorer, Sunil Chhetri, is also a former Mohun Bagan player having played with the club from 2002–2005 and 2011–2012.[14]
Honours[edit]
ATK Mohun Bagan's honours include the following:(reference)
League[edit]
National Football League / I-League (As first tier)
- Champions (5): 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2014–15, 2019–20
- Runners-up: 2000–01, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17
Calcutta Football League Premier Division
- Champions (30): 1939, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018
Cup[edit]
- Champions (14): 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015–16
- Runners-up: 1977–78, 1983–84, 1985, 2004, 2010, 2016–17
- Champions (2): 2006–07, 2008–09
- Runners-up: 1998, 1999
- Champions (16): 1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2000
- Runners-up: 1950, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2019
- Champions (14): 1955, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000
- Champions (20): 1911, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2003
Footnotes[edit]
Sources[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "When it comes to attendance figures, is the I-League better than the ISL?". Scroll.in. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Squad". Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "What the Coach Fiasco Tells Us About Future of Mohun Bagan After M̶e̶r̶g̶e̶r̶ Takeover by ATK". NewsClick. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "I hope Mohun Bagan fans will continue to support ATK-MB, says Sanjoy Sen". The Bridge. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Indian football's most successful clubs". The Hindu. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "India - List of IFA Shield Finals". RSSSF.
- ^ "India - List of Calcutta/Kolkata League Champions". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Jose Barreto: Mohun Bagan joined the right team at the right moment". Khel Now. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ a b Sen, Debayan (28 December 2017). "By the numbers: Mohun Bagan soar past 600 goals in national league". ESPN India. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Chakrabarty, Shamik (1 May 2020). "Quick feet, sharp mind: Chuni Goswami, captain of Asiad-winning team, passes away". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Mamata Banerjee pays homage to legendary footballer Gostha Pal on his birth anniversary". The New Indian Express. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Karmakar, Rahul (14 April 2020). "Who is Talimeren Ao?". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Balaidas Chatterjee". Mohun Bagan.
- ^ "Sunil Chhetri: 12 Highlights From Indian Football Captain's Career". The Quint. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2020.